[Report] Canucks fire Travis Green, name Bruce Boudreau as head coach

[mll]

15 minutes ago, ShawnAntoski said:

Anyone, hear of the rumour that JB, wanted Julien ?

They apparently got clearance to talk to him a while back but Benning wasn't allowed to make a coaching change.  Dreger believes he would have if he had the authority.

[86Viking]

43 minutes ago, mll said:

 

So we get a legit NHL coach with almost 1000 NHL games coached for less $ than what JB gave Green...should make the Owner quite happy about that, not so much to pay Green to go soak in the sunshine in Anaheim with his family

[86Viking]

10 minutes ago, PositionOfPower said:

Montreal always hires a coach that can speak french aswell. Green don't think so AV perhaps.

Montreal committed to Ducharme for the rest of the year, have to wonder now that AV is available if they change their mind? Or, wait till off season then approach AV...he might want a break and gives him ample time to watch and dissect what Montreal has for talent.

 

100% makes sense for Montreal to bring in AV, is a solid coach with a good track record and load of experience THAT can speak French too!

[wallstreetamigo]

13 minutes ago, Canuckster86 said:

Montreal committed to Ducharme for the rest of the year, have to wonder now that AV is available if they change their mind? Or, wait till off season then approach AV...he might want a break and gives him ample time to watch and dissect what Montreal has for talent.

 

100% makes sense for Montreal to bring in AV, is a solid coach with a good track record and load of experience THAT can speak French too!

I could see Montreal hiring AV. Someone will hire him eventually.

[Boudrias]

4 minutes ago, wallstreetamigo said:

I could see Montreal hiring AV. Someone will hire him eventually.

Hmmm... AV and Bur reunited?

[JM_]

1 hour ago, mll said:

 

Boudreau coached the PP in Minnesota.  He liked having 2 units and even claimed that staying more than 1 minute on the ice is selfish.  In Minnesota he had the Staal and Koivu units and would equally start either.   

 

He actually talks in this podcast in detail about his powerplay philosophy and how he likes to set up based on the type of personnel available.  He also reminisces about his PP in Washington.  It's quite a detailed and technical discussion.

 

At the very start at the podcast:

 

 

 

 

thanks @mll this was a really interesting listen. Can't wait to see how he shifts deployment here to make this style of PP happen with this group. I expect he'll be pretty happy to have OEL and Hughes getting the puck to the net.

 

 

[grandmaster]

8 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

Bruce will challenge JT for the amount of F bombs dropped per game...that is the real win here in this change of coaching.

 

I love it! This team is so desperate for passion. Other than JT, this season has been nothing but a deployment of flopping dead fish

[HKSR]

26 minutes ago, grandmaster said:

I love it! This team is so desperate for passion. Other than JT, this season has been nothing but a deployment of flopping dead fish

Pfft... whatever...  more like a deployment of dead fish... they don't even flop anymore.

[Attila Umbrus]

25 minutes ago, grandmaster said:

I love it! This team is so desperate for passion. Other than JT, this season has been nothing but a deployment of flopping dead fish

I’m so tired of our gentlemans club where any passion or emotion will be perceived as “not being a team player” (miller). We need more of it! In 2011 sure the sedins were and always be gentlemen but they also were ok with the fire other players brought. Look at Torres, Bieksa, Burr, Kesler, etc. That team although very skilled did have some grit. Obviously not enough to win the cup but close. 
 

Green was at another level with that stuff…every time a guy fights and sticks up for his team he gets benched..,makes my blood boil. This is not how you win games…Green should have been called Vanilla, so bland. Look at Bo he is no longer a bull out there but a nice polished gentleman with no anger at all…Thanks vanilla Green. 
 

Bruce is gonna make a big difference here. 

[Odd.]

1 hour ago, NUCKER67 said:

Road to the Playoffs starts in just under 12 hours! How exciting!

 

okay maybe I'm delusional, but I'm happy with these changes, and I actually believe this is possible 

Playoffs mathematically is still very much possible.

[cuporbust]

They should have waited for AV 

[JM_]

1 hour ago, wallstreetamigo said:

This team is so far off being built to win in the playoffs that just getting there is a good first step. He has a contract for this year and next so it’s worth it to give him the benefit of the doubt based on what he has done previously. An emotional coach who doesn’t accept being ok with losing for an emotionless group that seems just fine with it is a good move right now. 

I don't think the guys were fine with it at all, or emotionless. I think you're confusing being beaten down under a lousy coach with not caring. The effort was there most nights, but no team is going to withstand what these guys have been dealing with.

[JM_]

1 minute ago, cuporbust said:

They should have waited for AV 

why?

[Gurn]

3 hours ago, bishopshodan said:

FIRE BOUDREAU!

 

 

 

 

too soon?

 

 

If they lose tonight, feel free.

3 hours ago, FaninMex said:

Sounds about right.

Yep.

1 hour ago, VforVasili said:

How long will it take for someone to say this for real? 
 

Less time than you would hope. 

If they lose tonight about 5-10% of the posters here will be moaning that nothing has changed. Those posters will also begin to blame the players, even though until yesterday this mess was all the coach's fault, according to them.

[wallstreetamigo]

3 minutes ago, JM_ said:

I don't think the guys were fine with it at all, or emotionless. I think you're confusing being beaten down under a lousy coach with not caring. The effort was there most nights, but no team is going to withstand what these guys have been dealing with.

The only player who seemed to care is Miller. Maybe they were beaten down by a bad coach but not once did I see any except Miller really show they cared at all. Horvat was the worst tbh. 

[JM_]

1 minute ago, wallstreetamigo said:

The only player who seemed to care is Miller. Maybe they were beaten down by a bad coach but not once did I see any except Miller really show they cared at all. Horvat was the worst tbh. 

I'm just not seeing what you're seeing. I don't understand the ragging on Bo at all.

[wallstreetamigo]

Just now, JM_ said:

I'm just not seeing what you're seeing. I don't understand the ragging on Bo at all.

Listen to any Horvat interview from the past 2 years. Then listen to any Green interview or Benning interview. Just no actual “I give a &^@#” to be found.

[I.Am.Ironman]

1 hour ago, NUCKER67 said:

Road to the Playoffs starts in just under 12 hours! How exciting!

 

okay maybe I'm delusional, but I'm happy with these changes, and I actually believe this is possible 

I can't help but think that this move, although probably necessary, is going to have us go on a run for the playoffs, miss, then end up with the 14th OA pick in a draft with some elite talent at the top (according to 'experts'). That said, if we want to keep Bo and Miller (I think he leaves) this is a step in the right direction

[JM_]

Just now, wallstreetamigo said:

Listen to any Horvat interview from the past 2 years. Then listen to any Green interview or Benning interview. Just no actual “I give a &^@#” to be found.

yeah, not sold on that. Not everyone is an emotional firecracker in front of the camera, particularly in this market where its used against guys.

[wallstreetamigo]

4 minutes ago, JM_ said:

yeah, not sold on that. Not everyone is an emotional firecracker in front of the camera, particularly in this market where its used against guys.

Doesn’t have to be an emotional firecracker. Doesn’t have to be an apathetic excuse maker though either.